Glass-bottle mold.



R. G. GLASSGO.

GLASSBOTTLE MOLD.

APPLIGATION FILED SEPT. a, 1912.

1,098,248. Patented May 26, 1914.

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UTTE STATS PATT ROBERT C. GLASSCO, OF ANDERSON, INDIA BALD C. RICE, OF MADISON COUNTY,

DAVIS, ONE-TWELFTH T0 CALVIN S. MIL

NA, ASSIGNOR- OF ONE-THIRD TO ARCHI- INDIAHA, AND ONE-TWELFTH TO AUSTIN I-I. BRUMBAUGH, GNE-TVTELFTH TO JAMES 11V. HARE-IS,

ONE-TNELFTH TO JOHN E. LER, ONE-TWELFTEI TO WARD B. WILLITS,

AND ONE-TWELFTH TO MICHAEL J. FOGARTY.

GLASS-BOTTLE MOLD.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Ronnn'r O. GLASSCO, a citizen of the United States, residing at Anderson, in the county of Madison and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Glass-Bottle Molds; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements 1n glass molds and particularly to molds for forming glass bottles.

One object of the invention is to provlde a mold having a neck forming member separate from and adapted to be operated independently of the main body ofthe mold, whereby said neck forming member may be opened to permit the application of a neck finishing machine to the neck of the bottle while the neck is still in a plastic conditlon. With this and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings; Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved mold showing the same closed; Fig. 2 is a simllar view showing the neck forming member of the mold open to permit the application of a neck finishing machine to the neck of the bottle; Fig. 3 is a similar view showingthe entire mold open for the removal of the finished bottle; Fig. 4L is a detail vertical sectional view of the upper portion of the mold showing more particularly the construction and arrangement of the operating mechanism for the upper neck forming mem- Referring more particularly to the drawings 1 denotes the main body portion of the mold which may be of any suitable con struction and design and which is here shown as being formed of two counterpart sections hingedly connected at their rear edges and as being operatively mounted on a suitable base 2. The sections of the body of the mold are provided adjacent to their free edges with suitable handles 3 whereby said sections may be closed for forming the mold Specification cf Letters Patent.

Application filed September 3, 1912.

Patented May 26, 1%14. $eria1No.718,355.

and opened to permit the removal of the finished bottle. The sectionsof the body 1 of the mold terminate immediately above the recess in which the body of the bottle is blown and the top of the sections of said body of the mold when brought together in a closed position form a flat level surface 4: on which is arranged the neck forming memher 5 of the mold said member being independent from the main body portion 1 of the mold as will be hereinafter described.

The neck forming member 5 of the mold comprises two semi-circular V counterpart blocks or plates 6 and 'Z in the center of the flat engaging edges of which are neck forming recesses 8 which may be of any suitable design for forming the outer surface of the neck and head of the bottle. The sections 6 and 7 of the neck forming member 5 of the mold are hingedly connected by a pair of members 9 and 10. The member 9 is pivot ally connected at its outer end to the section 6 of the neck forming member of the mold near the outer edge and some distance from the center thereof asrshown. The member 10 is pivotally connected intermediate of its ends to the section 7 of the neck forming member 5 near the outer edge and substantially in line with the center of said section as shown. The inner ends of the members 9 and 10 are recessed and said recessed ends have a flush overlapping engagement and arepivotally connected by a bolt 11. The outer end of the member 10 is extended beyond the pivotal connection thereof with the section 7 and forms a lever having a handle 12 whereby the members may be operated to swing the sections of the neck forming member of the mold into and out of operative engagement as clearly indicated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings.

By constructing and arranging the members 9 and 10 as herein shown and described it will beseen that when the outer or handle end 12 is swung outwardly the inner end of said member 10 will be swung inwardly thus actuating the link-member 9 and causing the latter to swing the section 6 outwardly, and at the same time the member 10 will move said section 7 outwardly thereby uncovering or exposing the neck of the bottle.

By constructing and arranging the neck forming mold as herein shown and dc scribed, it will be seen that the sections may be swung to an open position and away from the neck of the bottle which projects above the body portion 1 of the mold so that a neck finishing machine may be applied to the neck while the latter is still in a plastic condition thereby permitting the neck to be finished and properly shaped before the bottle has become sufticiently hardened to permit opening of the main body portion of the mold.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood with out requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advai tages of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

In a bottle forming machine, the combination with the body mold having aflat upper end; of a neck forming member separate from said body mold and comprising two independent semi-circular sections hinged together at the rear and having registering recesses in their straight edges, a horizontal lever pivoted between its ends on one-section and standing substantially parallel with its straight edge when the sections are closed, the lever having a handle at its front end, and a link spanning the space between said sections and pivoted at one end to the other section with its opposite end pivoted to the rear end 01": said lever, the lever and link standing substantially at right angles to each other when the sections are drawn together and the whole for use substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing wit- Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

